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Not that I'm aware of. At least... it seems like a camel would make for a very unwieldy pet. I can't say as I've ever actually been particularly nearby one. I do know people who keep an alpaca as a pet, however. It smells something horrible.

It is an odd frame of reference switch now that you mention it, though.

Pain is an evolutionary adaptation to protect us from greater harm than that which has already come to us. So much of our modern life is directed at minimizing pain that I can't help but wonder... just how much have we hurt ourselves already, and how much more damage can we do before it's too late?